Animal-trap



ANIMAL TRAP.

N0. 411,247. Patented Sept. 1'7, 18%.

INVENTUR W ATTORNEYS WITNESSES:

'fimz UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY EUGENE KELLEY, OF NIAGARA FALLS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY, (LIMITED,) OF COMMUNITY, NE\V YORK.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,247, dated September 1'7, 1889.

Application filed February 23, 1889. Serial No. 300,964. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: (I (Z, by which the bait-pan bears on the inner Be it known that I, HARRY EUGENE KEL- side of the jaw Cwhen in its set position,and

LEY, of Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagthis supports the bait-pan P in its raised posiara, in the State of New York, have invented tion. A downward pressure on the bait-pan 5 new and useful Improvements in Animalcauses the heels cl Lto press against the inner Traps, of which the following, taken in conside of the jaw O, and thereby crowd the head nection with the accompanying drawings, is a of the post inward, or away from the jaw, until full, clear, and exact description. the catch 7) releases said jaw and thus springs This invention relates to the class of anithe trap.

Io mal-traps in which spring-actuated jaws are It will be observed that in my improved 6o tripped from their set position by means of trap the bait-pan constitutes a lever which is the baitpan; and the invention consists in an fulcrumed on an oscillatory post holding the improved construction and combination of jaw in its set position,which lever has one end parts, as hereinafter fully described, and spebearing on the side of the jaw adjacent to the 15 cifically set forth in the claims. post, and thereby throws the post out of cn- In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a pergagement with the jaw. spective View of an animal-trap embodying In order to limit the movement of the baitmy improvements. Fig. 2 is an outer end View pan to the point at which the catch 1) is to enof the bait-pan and its supporting-post; and gage the jaw O, I form the base of the post a 20 Fig. Sis atransverse section on line maFig. 2. with a suitable stop Z, preferably of the form Similar letters of reference indicate correof a tongue projecting outward from the post spending parts. and bearing on top of the base A.

A represents the base of the trap, which is My improved trap is setwith the greatest faprovided with posts A A, to which the jaws cility by simply opening the jaws to their set 2 5 C C are hinged in the usual manner. position and lifting the baitpan,which latter D denotes the spring which actuates the movement causes the catch 1) to engage and said jaws. To a suitable part of the baseA is retain one of the jaws, as illustrated in Fig. 1

K hinged a post a in such a manner as to cause of the drawings.

said post to stand at the inner side of one of Having described my invention, what I 0 the jaws and allow it to oscillate toward and claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters from saidj aw. The head of said post is formed Patent, is with an outwardly-projecting hook or catch 12, 1. In combination with the trap-base and by which it is adapted to engage and hold the spi-ingactuated jaws, a post connected to the jaw O in its set position,and in order to allow base and oscillatory thereon and provided 3 5 said catch to retain its hold on the jawI pivot with a catch adapted to engage one of the the post to the base A at a pointdireetlyunjaws, and a lever fulcrumed on the said post der the jaw, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawand adapted to throw the post from the enings. The head of the post a is perforated gaged jaw, as set forth. and formed with a shoulder c, and on said 2. In combination with the trap-base and 0 head is hingedthebaiupanP,which is formed spring-actuated jaws, a post hinged to the 0 with perforated ears 6 e, embracing the head base at a point directly under one of the jaws of the post and connected thereto by a pin when in its set position and provided with a passing through the perforations. Between catch adapted to hold said jaw in said posithe said ears the bait-pan is formed with an tion, and a lever hinged to the said post and 45 abutment 7, which in raising the bait-pan enhaving one end bearing on the engaged jaw 5 counters the shoulder cand causes the posta to at the side adjacent to the post, as set forth. be swung outward, or toward the jaw C, so as to 3. In combination with the base A and jaw allow the catch 1) to engage said jaw when in its 0, the post a, hinged to the base at a point diset position. The hinged end of the bait pan rectly under said jaw when in its set position 50 is formed with downwardly-extending heels and formed with the catch 1) and shoulder c,

and the bait-pan formed with ears e e, hinged to and embracing the post, heels d d at opposite sides of the post, and abutment f between the ears, substantially as described and shown.

4. In combination with the trap-base and spring-actuated jaws, the post a, hinged to the base and standing at the inner side of the jaw and formed with a catch adapted to hold the jaw in its set position, and with a stop to limit the outward movement of said post, and the bait-pan fulcrumed on said post and adapted to throw the same out of its engagement with the jaw, as set forth.

5. In combination with the trap-base and spring-actuated j aws. the post a, hinged to the base and standing at the inner side of one of the jaws when in its set position and formed with the stop Z, catch 1), and shoulder c, and the bait-pan P, formed with perforated ears 6 e, embracing the head of the post and hinged thereto, the heels d d, adapted to bear on the inner side of the aforesaid jaw, and the abutment f on the bait-pan between. the aforesaid ears, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 18th day of February, 1889. HARRY EUGENE KELLEY. [L. 8.] WVitnesses:

GEp. N. MILLER, FRED I. PIERCE. 

